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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 27 October 2021

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 27 October 2021: 3% for Q3 2021, below the 3.1% forecast and down from 3.8% in Q2 2021. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 3%, inside the 2–3% target band. It was released on Wed 27 Oct 2021 at 00:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
3%
Q3 2021
Forecast
3.1%
The market consensus
Previous
3.8%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise can weaken the Australian dollar by bringing rate cuts closer, particularly if inflation is moving sustainably toward target.

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 27 October 2021: 3% for Q3 2021 against a 3.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
27 Oct 2021Q33%3.1%3.8%
28 Jul 2021Q23.8%3.8%1.1%
28 Apr 2021Q11.1%1.4%0.9%
27 Jan 2021Q40.9%0.7%0.7%
28 Oct 2020Q30.7%0.7%-0.3%
29 Jul 2020Q2-0.3%-0.4%2.2%
29 Apr 2020Q12.2%2%1.8%
29 Jan 2020Q41.8%1.7%1.7%
30 Oct 2019Q31.7%1.7%1.6%
31 Jul 2019Q21.6%1.5%1.3%
24 Apr 2019Q11.3%1.5%1.8%
30 Jan 2019Q41.8%1.7%1.9%
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